__________________"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."

Yeah, I'm in Bryan/College Station, teaching as a fixed-term at Texas A&M. I spent last fall at home in North Dakota and before that I was at Penn State working on my Ph.D. But I earned my M.A. from A&M back in 2001 so I knew exactly what I was getting myself into.

Life is good! My house is beautiful, I'm rooming with a buddy, the weather's great and I'm working in a department that is full of old friends and mentors. It's just been a busy week and I feel like taking a nap rather than setting up my place at this point.

I'll be saying "y'all" in no time (although I can never bring myself to say "yall's's").

Yeah, I'm in Bryan/College Station, teaching as a fixed-term at Texas A&M. I spent last fall at home in North Dakota and before that I was at Penn State working on my Ph.D. But I earned my M.A. from A&M back in 2001 so I knew exactly what I was getting myself into.

Life is good! My house is beautiful, I'm rooming with a buddy, the weather's great and I'm working in a department that is full of old friends and mentors. It's just been a busy week and I feel like taking a nap rather than setting up my place at this point.

I'll be saying "y'all" in no time (although I can never bring myself to say "yall's's").